Computing of the Future
February 18th, 2005
Back in 1954, Popular Mechanics ran a story about computing of the future. At that time a “home computer” was a far-off concept. Attached below is the projection of what a home computer in 2004 would look like.
I have several comments. First, what’s with the steering wheel? Also, I find this especially amusing: “With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use.”
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Categories: Technology
Unfortunately it’s a hoax
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jgoerzen Reply:
February 18th, 2005 at 9:42 pm
I heard about this from someone that I thought was a reliable source and didn’t bother to check.
There’s also a snopes page about it that shows the original.
And duped by a fark.com post no less.
Sigh.
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Rubbish, I have one. However, mine has a fur cover on the steering wheel.
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